The Multi-Billion Dollar Industry That Makes Its Living From Your Data
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In the ocean ecosystem, plankton is the raw material that fuels an entire food chain. These tiny organisms on their own aren’t that remarkable, but en masse, they have a huge impact on the world.
Here on dry land, the massive volume of content and meta data we produce fuels a marketing research industry that is worth nearly $50 billion. Every instant message, page click, and step you take now produces a data point that can be used to build a detailed profile of who you are.
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Imagine all this data in the hands of a fascist government! Eliminating undesirables would be easy-peasy.
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